The Benchmade Anthem's handle is made out of one piece of titanium! It is a beautifully crafted piece, thin and light weight, and makes for a great everyday carry! The CPM-20CV blade (Rockwell 59-61HRC) is very hard and holds a great edge! Easily one of the smoothest operating Benchmade's I have ever handled. The blade opens incredibly smoothly! The handle is bronze colored anodized and has chevron pattern on it with a matching clip which is reversible.

This particular Anthem has a partially serrated cutting edge which holds an edge longer than a plain edge and works great at cutting rope and nylon straps. The one pictured is a first production. The first production are available while supplies last. The printing for the first production is much smaller than it used to be, so it is more subtle.

Benchmade's axis lock is considered the safest lock on the market. It is incredibly reliable and easy to use one handed. The action is very smooth, plus you never have to put your fingers or hand in the way of the blade to disengage the lock.

Benchmade is our top selling brand and for good reason. They make their knives here in the USA out of the best materials (they even make their own screws!). Their blade steels are the same steels as what the best custom knife makers use. For all of these reasons, Benchmade is the standard to which other knife companies are compared to.